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Peerie Hill

Peerie Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 413 feet. Peerie Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pier Arts Centre and Stromness Town Hall.

Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.

Town hall
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ruins
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham, the Bishop of Orkney.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Stenness.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small, scattered village in the , Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.

Locality
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
is a historic township in , on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, , south of . It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.

Peerie Hill

Latitude
58.9954° or 58° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
-3.3268° or 3° 19′ 36″ west
Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)
Open location code
9CCRXMWF+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13384287564
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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